medal; Military Cross
Maker
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd
Production date
1945
Description
Military Cross, ornamental silver cross with straight arms terminating in broad finials, suspended from plain suspension bar. Obverse decorated with imperial crowns, with the Royal Cypher in centre. Reverse is plain, but has the name of the recipient and year of issue engraved on lower limb of the cross. The ribbon width is 32 mm and consists of three equal vertical stripes of white, purple, and white.
The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries. It is granted in recognition of "an act or acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy on land to all members, of any rank in Our Armed Forces…". The award was created in 1914 for commissioned officers of the substantive rank of Captain or below and for Warrant Officers. In 1931 the award was extended to Majors and also to members of the Royal Air Force for actions on the ground. Recipients are entitled to the postnominal letters MC.
Military Cross recommendation info in person file.
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Object detail
moulding:reverse:"H.C.STEWART/ 1945"
Dimensions:0:W 4.4cm (W 1 3/4")
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